WdsClient: An error occurred while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server. Please check to ensure that there is an operational DHCP Server on this network segment.
July 17, 2009 by John Tran · 6 Comments
If you get the error following error when you boot into WinPE using Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
WdsClient: An error occurred while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server. Please check to ensure that there is an operationgal DHCP Server on this network segment.
To resolve this issue you will need to enable spanning-tree portfast on your switch. To do so you can run the following commands on your cisco switch.
Switch1(config)#interface “interface name”
Switch1(config)#spanning-tree portfast
To enable spanning-tree portfast on all interface use the following command
Switch1(config)#spanning-tree portfast default
Note: This will enable portfast by default on all interfaces. You will have to disable portfast explicitly on switched ports eading to hubs, switches and bridges as they may create temporary bridging loops.
Thanks a lot…saved me a lot of duty work
Hello,
I am getting the same problem WdsClient: An error occurred while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server. Please check to ensure that there is an operational DHCP Server on this network segment.” even after i am trying to do all this using a cross cable between the server and client. I am using no switch to perform this practical.
Hello,
I am getting the same problem WdsClient: An error occurred while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server. Please check to ensure that there is an operational DHCP Server on this network segment.” even after i am trying to do all this using a cross cable between the server and client. I am using no switch to perform this practical.
I am getting the same error code, i am using a D-Link 8 port unmanaged switch, which does not need the port fast command, still i am facing the same error, I guess configuring port fast on a switch will not solve this issue… can someone help….
Hi
I had the same problem with dell2900 Broadcom NetXtreme II NIC.
configuring spanning-tree portfast on my Nortel switch didnt help.
after updating the NIC firmware from here:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&releaseid=R259547&SystemID=PWE_2900&servicetag=&os=WLHS1&osl=en&deviceid=13869&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=5&catid=5&impid=-1&formatcnt=0&libid=5&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=380694
I managed to solve the problem.
hope this helps someone.
Tamir
I am getting the same error code, i am using a D-Link 16 port un-managed switch, which does not possible to use the command port fast , still i am facing the same error. Can any one helps me.
THE ERROR IS:WdsClient: An error occured while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server.Please to check to ensure that there is an operational DHCP server on this network segment.
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Misha